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July 28, 1997Contact: Jeff Weathersby, (360) 902-2256

Steelhead codes change for some rivers

OLYMPIA Steelhead anglers are being asked to use some new river codes
for entries on their 1997-98 catch record cards.

The new codes will enable fish managers to improve their management data by
placing harvested steelhead in the watershed in which they were caught. Here is a list
of the old and new codes:

River

Old Code

New Code

Wind below Shipherd Falls

207

278

Wind above Shipherd Falls

207

279

Kalama below Kalama Falls Hatchery

92

280

Kalama above Kalama Falls Hatchery

92

281

Cispus

none

282

Cowlitz below Mayfield Dam

55

283

Cowlitz above Cowlitz Falls Dam

55

284

Mayfield Dam up to Cowlitz Falls Dam

55

285

Cook Creek

none

286

Quinault (lower river)

135

296

Chehalis below Black River

31

287

Chehalis above Black River

31

288

Stevens Creek (Humptulips basin)

none

289

Humptulips

84

295

Hoh below Highway 101

81

290

Hoh above Highway 101

81

291

American

none

292

Bumping

none

293

Tieton

none

294

Naches

112

297

Biologists also are activating existing codes for the following: Waatch River
(234); Black River (021) and Big Beef Creek (019).

The department also is urging steelhead anglers to return their 1996-97 catch
record cards. The information on the cards will be used to assess the 1996-97
steelhead harvest.

Persons interested in 1995-96 harvest results may obtain a copy of the "1995-96
Steelhead Harvest Summary" by contacting their regional Department of Fish and
Wildlife office or the Olympia office at (360) 902-2700. The reports also are available at
the Department of Fish and Wildlife's Olympia office at 1111 Washington St.SE. The
reports are available at the Licensing office on the first floor and at the Fish
Management Program on the 6th floor.